Sugar Adventure Company-Day Boat Tours
Sugar Adventure Company-Day Boat Tours
Sugar Adventure Company-Day Boat Tours
5
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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About
Come escape for a day on the water with Sugar Adventures. You will travel aboard 32ft Contender in most pristine shallow waters of the Exuma's Cays. We offer snorkeling, sightseeing, private beach lunches, spear and deep sea fishing. Your captain Horace "Sugar" Smith, has intricate knowledge of the waters around Exuma. A day with us will leave you with memories that will last a lifetime.Tours launch from Barretarre. (20 Minutes drive from Grand Isle resort and Sandals resort).Snorkeling gear and refreshments are provided. Swim along with swimming pigs, nurse sharks and feed the iguanas. Half day trips from 8:00am-1:00pm & Full day trips from 8:00am- 5:00pm.
Great Exuma, Bahamas
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2024
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Kate
6 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
This excursion was unbelievable. We did the full day tour 8a-5p Staniel Cay Tour. There is a max of 8-10 people on this beautiful clean boat. You see turtles, mansions, caves, get to swim with sharks, get up close with iguanas and feed them, swim with pigs and feed them, snorkel in thunderball grotto(strong current be careful) and eat fresh Conch salad on a gorgeous sand bar. He even made sure we went to places when there wasn’t a lot of people there so we had less crowds. Sugar and his female crew make you feel so comfortable all while serving up fresh fruit, sodas, water, beer, and ‘Sugar Smash’ while enjoy some great music. Worth every penny! Would highly recommend booking Sugars tour, we looked at reviews for others and based on what people wrote we went with him. This review is hopefully help other make the right choice. Seriously, do this tour.
Written 27 July 2021
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sandyBergenCounty
Tenafly160 contributions
Dec 2019
My family of 7 took 2, 1/2 day private tours. The first was to see the pigs, iguanas and a blow hole/beach area.Our main guide was Wayne. We had such an amazing time, we never felt rushed. We were able to take the time we needed with the pigs and iguanas. We wanted to go to the sand bar but the tide was not right so they took us to a blowhole/beach the water and scenery were magic. I felt so great full to be there! We had plenty of beer, Goombay smash, water ect.. We also booked a 1/2 day private fishing trip a couple days later. At first I was worried because we didn't have Wayne!! We had Perez as our guide an he was AWESOME TOO! We only wanted to bottom fish not deep sea but they knew just where to go and soon as I dropped my line I had a fish! We caught enough for a great dinner then went to a beach to swim. We had so much fun with these guys these were absolutely the best 2 days in Exuma!!
Written 8 January 2020
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luvtoholiday1
Eugene, OR33 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Best day ever! Our family did a private all day tour for 10 adults. It was great having the boat to ourselves. They picked us up in a taxi big enough for everyone. We met Sugar Jr and Brandon at the dock. They never pressured us to hurry up at any on the many stops. They tried to take us to thunderball grotto twice but the tides were off and the water too strong so they took us to another place to snorkel. We couldn’t stop smiling all day. Sugar Jr could drive that boat and we never felt nervous all day. Good music and ended with a hug from Sugar Jr welcoming us to the family. 100% would do it again!! Also thanks to Christine in the office for making it easy to set up and answering all my questions and handling last minute changes.
Written 2 February 2020
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Dawn S
28 contributions
Mar 2020
Our family of 5 went on this all day tour and we saw a lot of beautiful sights. We did all the "normal" stops at pig beach, iguana beach, thunderball grotto, sand bar. In reading some of the other reviews I realize that there were some discrepancies for our excursion compared to others. We never stopped at blow hole beach...we slowed down when we went by it, we never had snacks of any kind on the boat unless you count the 1 bag of cheetos and there was no fresh conch salad made at the sand bar, but we did get a drink there. Sugar Jr. and his co-captain were nice, but not really engaging at all except for when they would point out a famous island. Our lunch at Ocean Cabin was not good at all and SUUUUPER expensive! The buffet food seemed like it had been sitting in a warmer for quite awhile as the mac n cheese was cool & rubbery and the ribs and chicken were way over cooked and very dry...not work the $40 per person for sure. No option to order off of a menu. That stop also included "swimming with sea turtles" which consisted of a cranky fellow banging on a shell to summon 1 turtle to swim from the other side. Over all the trip was beautiful, but would probably not go with this company again.
Written 17 November 2020
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Traveler9561
Washington17 contributions
Mar 2022
Just got back from Exuma and spent a day with Sugar and Rae. They were fantastic. Very friendly and informative. We covered the normal run of the Pigs, Sharks, Iguanas and Grotto. But we also saw Rachels Bath and a very nice private sandbar. Along the way they stopped at many of the private islands to tell us about them. We never felt rushed or like we were on a schedule to cover all the stops. They allowed us to stay at each location for a great amount of time. Overall it was a great day on the water.
If I was to critique anything it would be lunch at Black Point. The food was very good but it was buffet style and we were a party of 7. 4 adults and 3 kids 11 and under and none of us drank alcohol so when the bill was $200 we felt like that was fairly expensive being there were no prices listed. Not sure if that was the tourist price or their regular but if that sounds high to you, might want to inquire about other lunch options.
If I was to critique anything it would be lunch at Black Point. The food was very good but it was buffet style and we were a party of 7. 4 adults and 3 kids 11 and under and none of us drank alcohol so when the bill was $200 we felt like that was fairly expensive being there were no prices listed. Not sure if that was the tourist price or their regular but if that sounds high to you, might want to inquire about other lunch options.
Written 22 March 2022
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Carole & Shahbaz
Orlando, FL5 contributions
Feb 2021
We cannot say enough to tell you this was the best decision we made while on our 6 days on Exuma this February. From the moment we met Sugar and Sugar Jr., their smiles and hospitality tell you everything. What an amazing day going to the top spots to visit without the crowds, very chill, awesome music and took our time. Sugar Jr. was a great guide into the Grotto and even got us some lobster for dinner. Sugar made us his conch salad which was outstanding with a Sugar smash cocktail on the sand bar. Just stunning all around, the views were just amazing. They are full of information on the different cays. Professional and knowledgeable. Perfect way to truly visit the Exuma cays. Thank you for making us feel like we are forever a part of Sugar’s family and we will be back for sure!
Written 14 February 2021
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Karen D
Cookeville, United States26 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
Don't do the full day! Water was likely too choppy, but Captson didn't cancel. We rode white knuckles and were absolutely beaten to death and lifted off our seats multiple times. I signaled him to slow down abd he did for a minute and went back to the same behavior for the full day. I told him it was hurting our backs and necks.....didn't phase him. Ypu couldn't have had a drink or a snack if you wanted. There were 9 of us and I asked for the shade canopy and he said he couldn't run with it. I suppose not at 65 mph. Oh and we chose to have lunch.....it wasn't til 3 p
.m. and we were starved. So it ruined our pre arranged chef prepared dinner later that night because we weren't hungry. If it hadn't been fir his assistant who was helpful and the rushed stops we would not have made it. I bought their lunch at $33 each and neither bothered to give thanks. Sadder, we had booked fishing with him for the next day and had no choice. We spent over $5,000 IN CASH for someone who completely disrespected us. He had to be called out on the fishing trip for literally trying to out fish the young boys and for choosing the largest bait for himself. Don't put your children through this!
.m. and we were starved. So it ruined our pre arranged chef prepared dinner later that night because we weren't hungry. If it hadn't been fir his assistant who was helpful and the rushed stops we would not have made it. I bought their lunch at $33 each and neither bothered to give thanks. Sadder, we had booked fishing with him for the next day and had no choice. We spent over $5,000 IN CASH for someone who completely disrespected us. He had to be called out on the fishing trip for literally trying to out fish the young boys and for choosing the largest bait for himself. Don't put your children through this!
Written 15 March 2024
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Alexandra W
4 contributions
Apr 2023
This trip exceeded all of our expectations. We mainly went to swim with the pigs, but Sugar and Ray gave us so much more. Our family was traveling with 4 kids from ages 4-13 and no one complained for the entire day from 8am until 3pm (anyone with young kids knows that's almost unheard of!) Everyone was smiling the whole time and there was something for everyone. Definitely take advantage of everything they have to offer and make sure to bring towels, cameras and lots of sunscreen. The boat goes pretty fast so hats don't help much. You will never forget this trip!
Written 17 April 2023
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diamundbax
Jacksonville, FL59 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
This was our second adventure with Capt Sugar. I love that his boat is a little smaller & not as crowded as some of the tour companies. He dove down to get the conch for our conch salad on the sandbar. One of our friends got to dive down the 30 feet with him & also brought up a conch. Of course, the pigs, rock lizards & sharks are fun... but Sugar, Ray-Ann & Jayda are so nice hang out with & make it a great trip. Great music on the boat, Sugar smash to drink, and many laughs all day. Highly recommend!
Written 17 December 2023
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Carolina S
1 contribution
Feb 2022
Captain Sugar and Ray Ann were Amazing!! I highly recommend this company! I was on my bachelorette. We had some drinks on the boat, freshly caught conch salad (SOOOOO DELICIOUS!!!) and they even circled back to the pigs because the first time there were too many people. When we went back we had enough time for each of the girls to take pictures without the crowd of people! They were friendly and so knowledgeable! They even helped with our bachelorette tik tok videos!! Such a great time!!
Written 28 February 2022
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Hello, is there a restroom on the boat? If not, are there restrooms located on the stops? Thanks!
Written 29 May 2022
Hi, I have inquired about booking a tour for a date in June 2020. It is not a private tour, so they have put us on the list and advised they will only run the tour if there is a minimum of 8 people. They can not confirm the tour will run until 2 weeks prior to the date. We do not want to missing out on seeing the pigs, so waiting until the last minute to confirm our booking makes me nervous, has anyone else been told the same thing? If so, what did you do
Written 2 March 2020
Hi there...isn't there a half-day tour also---costing $1000 for 10 people? What is included in that? We actually may have 13 people----
Thank you--
Donna
Written 31 December 2019
Hi, We're trying to book a tour to see the pigs, swim with sharks etc. However we can only find a minimum of $500? Would you be able to tell us how you booked yours? Thank you!
Written 26 December 2019
We did a private tour for our family of 3 for $1200 so I’m not sure.
Written 5 January 2020
Does this tour stop at Thunderball Grotto for snorkeling? About how many people are on the tour (read up to 16 but wondering if they're all that full) Was there plenty of beer and punch? (read a review that they ran out in 2 hours) Thanks
Written 15 June 2019
Yes we did go to the grotto, and about 16 is correct but we had enough room to be comfortable, and for us there was still rum and beer left on the trip! I had an amazing time!
Written 22 September 2020
Hello,
Is there an option for travel from Miami to Exuma? Or would this be something that needs to be book independently?
Written 23 May 2019
Yes there is an option to, we met people who traveled from miami and nassau by boat
Written 22 September 2020
Hi,
We (4 ppl) will be in George Town in August for 4 days. We'd like to do a full day tour. Could you tell me what exactly are we going to see ? Where will the boat stop ? Will it stop to the underwater piano and the plane ? Thanks
Written 12 May 2019
Sugar Adventure Company
Great Exuma
Hello.
The full day tour includes:
Feed the iguanas
Feed and play with swimming pigs
Swim inside the Thunder ball Grotto
Stop at the long sandbar
Swim with sharks ($10.00 landing fee at Compass cay dock)
Lunch is not included, we will make stop at the local restaurant on Little Farmers Cay.
Written 21 May 2019
Hi All,
I am wondering what is the best way to book a tour for my visit in June 2019 and a rough estimate of cost for 3 adults and a child
Written 29 March 2019
Email Sugar Adventure directly-they will book you in and you only pay them the day of the trip. It costs about US$250pp for the full day.
Written 30 March 2019
US$200 per person. This includes lots of drinks and snacks in board but not lunch. It is a full 8 hour tour.
Written 30 January 2019
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